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December 16, 2014Comments Off on Economist explains why we sing the blues even though economy improves

Unemployment, now at 5.8 percent, has been going down since July 2009, 10 million jobs have been created in America in the past four – even Boise has 10,000 more people employed now than in 2008 – and interest rates ...

December 16, 2014Comments Off on A better water heater for the Northwest

While Northwest residents pride themselves on their efforts to live sustainably, one of the biggest foils to those claims can be found in 55 percent of Northwest homes, where electric water heaters are installed. The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance estimates ...

December 15, 2014Comments Off on Retail space at the future City Center Plaza is nearly all leased

The City Center Plaza in downtown Boise won’t be completed until the fall of 2016, but food and restaurant space at the project is nearly booked. Dave Wali, executive vice president with developer Gardner Co., said there are five retail ...

December 15, 2014Comments Off on Pay lags for Idaho’s college football coaches

The pay for college football coaches at Boise State University and the University of Idaho lags far behind that for other coaches, according to newly released data. Boise State head coach Bryan Harsin, a finalist for the Football Writers Association ...

December 15, 2014Comments Off on A word with Drew and Rhea Allen of Peppershock Media

Drew and Rhea Allen started their advertising and film production company, Peppershock Media, in 2003 when the two were newly minted graduates who had returned to Idaho after a stint in Seattle. Peppershock – a name loosely modeled on Rhea ...

December 12, 2014Comments Off on Otter wants more tax cuts in next four years

Idaho Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter said his tax priorities for the next four years include lowering the state’s income taxes to 7 percent or less and getting rid of Idaho’s personal property tax on businesses. Otter, speaking to the Associated ...

December 11, 2014Comments Off on Raedean’s restaurant will give way for a new Primary Health clinic

Raedean’s Family Restaurant, a stalwart at the corner of Overland and Orchard since 1984, will bake its last cinnamon rolls and close its doors forever on Dec. 24. Owners Jim and Nancy Spanberger recently sold the property to Primary Health ...

December 11, 2014Comments Off on Looking to Utah for development ideas

Idaho lags behind Utah in the number of bonding options and in the ease of passing bonds for economic development and construction projects, according to Tommy Ahlquist, chief operating officer with development firm Gardner Co. Ahlquist, speaking at the Associated ...